Alana Cook

Alana Cook
Alana Simone Cook (born April 11, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for NWSL club OL Reign and the United States national team.
Early life
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts to parents Florence and Bryan Cook and raised with sister Brianna in Worcester and Far Hills, New Jersey. Cook attended The Pennington School, a boarding school in Pennington, New Jersey, where she helped guide the varsity soccer team to regional and state titles. She was named 2013 New Jersey Prep Player of the Year and 2015 NSCAA High School Scholar Player of the Year.
Twice named NSCAA Youth All-American, Cook played in the NSCAA High School All-America Game and earned Best XI honors. She played club soccer for Match Fit Academy Colchesters and won the 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer National League title with the team.
Cook began representing the United States on its youth national teams as a teenager.
Stanford Cardinal
Cook attended the Stanford University from 2015 to 2018 where she earned a degree in symbolic systems and was a four year starter for the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team. She captained the team in her final two seasons. She was named Pac-12 Conference Defender of the Year and a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2018.
Club career
Paris Saint-Germain, 2019–21
In January 2019, Cook elected to forgo the 2019 NWSL College Draft despite her first round draft grade and instead chose to pursue opportunities in Europe, signing a three-year deal with French Division 1 Féminine team Paris Saint-Germain.
OL Reign (loan), 2020
On June 16, 2020, Cook joined OL Reign on a short-term loan for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.
OL Reign, 2021–
On June 7, 2021, OL Reign signed Cook to a three-year contract with an option for an extra year on a permanent transfer from PSG.
During the 2021 season, Cook was a starting defender in all 20 matches of the regular season. The Reign finished in second place during the regular season with a record. After advancing to the NWSL Playoffs, they were eliminated by eventual champions Washington Spirit. Cook was named to the league's Best XI.
In 2022, Cook helped OL Reign finish in first place during the regular season winning the NWSL Shield.
International career
Cook has competed for the United States under-17, under-20, under-23, and senior national teams.
She captained the under-17 team and made the jump to the under-20 team in 2014 followed by the under-23 team in 2017. She captained the under-23 squad in 2019. She is eligible to represent England because of her British father and earned her first senior international call-up in September 2019 as a training player for England's friendlies against Portugal and Brazil.
Cook received her first call-up to the United States national team on October 31, 2019. In June 2023, she was named to the U.S. squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
Honors
Stanford Cardinal
NCAA Women's College Cup: 2017
Paris Saint-Germain
Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21
OL Reign
NWSL Shield: 2022
The Women's Cup: 2022
United States U23
Nordic Tournament: 2019
United States
CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2022
SheBelieves Cup: 2022, 2023
Individual
Pac-12 Conference Defender of the Year: 2018
MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist: 2018
NWSL Best XI: 2021,2022
References
External links
Alana Cook at United States Soccer Federation
Alana Cook at OL Reign
Alana Cook at Paris Saint-Germain
Alana Cook at Stanford Cardinal women's soccer
1997 births
Living people
Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players
Expatriate women's footballers in France
Sportspeople from Worcester, Massachusetts
American expatriate women's soccer players
Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players
United States women's under-20 international soccer players
United States women's international soccer players
Women's association football defenders
American women's soccer players
Division 1 Féminine players
OL Reign players
National Women's Soccer League players
African-American women's soccer players
21st-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American women
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
21st-century American sportswomen
Soccer players from Massachusetts
American people of English descent